Meaning of “the Pledge of Allegiance” in the English Dictionary

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"the Pledge of Allegiance" in English

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the Pledge of Allegiancenoun [ S ]

/ˌpledʒ əv əˈliː.dʒəns/ /ˌpledʒ əv əˈliː.dʒəns/

(Definition of “the Pledge of Allegiance” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"Pledge of Allegiance" in American English

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Pledge of Allegiancenoun [ U ]

/ˈpledʒ əv əˈli·dʒəns/

› a promise to be loyal to the US that is said esp. by children at school at the start of each day:

The teacher asked the children to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

(Definition of “Pledge of Allegiance” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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